Re: [9fans] I would like to use plan9, but...

[Pietro Gagliardi <pietro10@mac.com>]

As for internet using ethernet,

	1) Find out what type of Ethernet card you have
	2) Look at plan9.ini(8) to see how to change plan9.ini to do so.
		% man -P plan9.ini
	   Use the arrow keys to go through pages and q to quit.
	3) Type:
		% 9fat:
		% cd /n/9fat
		% acme plan9.ini
	4) Add the necessary line to the end of the file
	5) Hold down Shift and right-click the word Put at the top. Do the  
same with Exit. This saves and quits.
	6) Type
		% cd
		% cd lib/
		% acme profile
	7) At the top, add the lines
		ndb/dns -r
		ip/ipconfig
	   Save and quit as above.
	8) Type
		% fshalt -r
	   This will reboot your system safely, and when you get back up you  
should have your Internet configured.

Other places for tutorials:
- the Plan 9 wiki (http://plan9.bell-labs.com/wiki/plan9/)
- type:
	% cd /sys/doc
	% lc
    Find a document you might like to read, and then
	% page <documentname>.ps
    For example,
	- lp.ps	Describes how to use the printer
	- rc.ps	Describes how to use rc, the Plan 9 shell
	- comp.ps	Describes how to use the Plan 9 compilers
	- troff.ps	Describes how to use troff, the text formatter
	- ape.ps	Describes how to port alien software to Plan 9 using APE
- type
	man -P 1 <programname>
   to see info on a program

To compile C programs, it depends on how you wrote them:
	- Compiling programs written exclusively for Plan 9 in the Plan 9  
system:
		8c file.c
		8l -o programname file.8
	- Compiling ANSI C/POSIX programs:
		pcc -o programname file.c



On Jan 28, 2008, at 5:04 AM, Nolan.Php@gmail.com wrote:

> I would like very much to use plan9, but there are some things i am
> unsure of.
> this is a list of things i need to know how to do:
>
> 1)write to newsgroups, and use internet using ethernet
> 2)use a c compiler
> 3)a good tutorial site for commands, programming etc.
>
> Thanks
>
> -nolan